Portrait of Shushan  Barsegyan

Shushan Barsegyan

Principal

For more than a decade, Shushan Barsegyan has helped business owners, entrepreneurs, and growth-minded companies structure, scale, and protect their organizations. Her practice centers on practical, strategic corporate counsel that supports companies through every stage of the business lifecycle, from formation and early growth to complex transactions and multi-entity operations.

Shushan brings a business-forward perspective shaped by her background in both corporate law and business ownership. She founded and managed a boutique corporate law practice for more than 10 years, during which she served as lead transactional counsel for companies ranging from startups to established enterprises with annual revenue exceeding $40 million. Clients turn to her for clear guidance on mergers and acquisitions, ownership structuring, commercial contracts, and long-term organizational planning.

Her experience spans technology, hospitality, fashion, experiential entertainment, professional services, and consumer-facing industries. She regularly advises on deal strategy and negotiates transactions involving acquisitions, equity arrangements, joint ventures, reorganizations, and governance matters. Her work includes representing buyers and sellers in multimillion-dollar M&A deals, negotiating partner and member exits, designing equity programs, and creating structures that support scaling and investment.

Businesses also rely on Shushan as outside general counsel. She advises leadership teams on day-to-day operational matters, multi-entity structuring, contractual relationships, and risk management. Her work includes forming and advising special-purpose entities for large-scale projects, designing parent-subsidiary frameworks, guiding corporate expansions, and overseeing commercial agreements for national and global companies.

Before her legal career, Shushan founded and operated a direct-to-consumer fashion brand, giving her firsthand insight into the challenges of building, managing, and evolving a business. This experience informs her practical, solutions-oriented approach: she focuses on delivering clear, usable guidance that helps clients move forward with confidence and make decisions that support long-term growth.

    Education

    • University of San Diego School of Law (J.D.)
    • University of Southern California Marshall School of Business (B.S.)

    State Bar Admissions

    • California

    Professional Affiliations

    • ProVisors, Member
    • Armenian Women's Bar Association, Member

    Recognitions

    • Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2019- 2025 

    Languages

    • Armenian

Featured Publications & News

<p>Offit Kurman Welcomes Corporate Attorney Shushan Barsegyan to the Los Angeles Office</p>

Offit Kurman Welcomes Corporate Attorney Shushan Barsegyan to the Los Angeles Office

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Firm Highlights

  • Events
    AIA Tri-State Conference
    Princeton will serve as the backdrop for three days of connection, learning, and design leadership. From keynotes to tours to the Tri-State Design Awards, this year’s conference is designed to go far beyond education sessions. Kick off the week with pre-conference intensives and individual state component Design Award celebrations, followed by three days of education, inspiration, networking, and design excellence at the 2026 AIA Tri-State Conference—featuring pre-conference intensives, three keynote speakers, 25 education sessions, curated tours, an expo, spec academies, and the AIA Tri-State Design Awards—bringing together architects and design professionals from New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania to connect, learn, and celebrate the best of the profession. G2. Designing Secure Practices: Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Contractual Provisions, and Insurance Risks for Architects (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) Architects and design professionals increasingly rely on cloud platforms, BIM software, and digital tools to manage sensitive data, creating cybersecurity and privacy risks. A single incident can trigger liability claims, regulatory obligations, reputational harm, and insurance challenges. Yet many firms underestimate how contracts, insurance, and internal practices intersect during a breach. This program offers legal and insurance perspectives on cyber risk in architecture, examining liability exposure, risky contract provisions, and mitigation strategies. A cyber insurance expert will explain policy responses, coverage gaps, coordination with professional liability, and best practices for aligning insurance with contractual risk and protecting firms from evolving cyber threats. Learning Objectives: Identify key cybersecurity and data privacy risks faced by architecture firms and explain how these risks can impact professional liability and project outcomes. Analyze common contractual provisions to determine which clauses may increase exposure to cyber incidents and propose strategies to mitigate these risks. Evaluate the scope and limitations of cyber insurance policies, including coordination with professional liability coverage, to determine how a policy would respond in a breach scenario. Develop actionable risk management strategies by integrating legal, contractual, and insurance considerations to protect sensitive client and project data.